HeyJaredJane Austen's Niece: Caroline Jane Knight
Step into Jane Austen's world through her family's eyes. Caroline Jane Knight, Jane's fifth great-niece and last to grow up at Chawton House, shares exclusive family stories, rare heirlooms, and insights into Jane's world you won't find anywhere else.
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Rufus Sewell on Pride & Prejudice — Part 1 | Jane Austen's Niece: Untold Stories (opens the original)
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Hello my friends,A very warm welcome to the very first episode of my new podcast: Jane Austen’s Niece — Untold Stories.In my life I have been extraordinarily lucky to meet a huge array of people connected to the world of Jane Austen — including actors, writers, historians, collectors, descendants and devoted Janeites — with extraordinary stories I know you haven’t heard. This series is my way of bringing their untold stories to you and of saying a heartfelt thank you to everyone who is supportin
The Dinner Service Jane Austen Ate From (opens the original)
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Hello my friends,Today I am going to get up close with one of our most precious family heirlooms – the Wedgwood dinner service chosen when Jane accompanied her brother Edward, my fourth great grandfather, and his eldest daughter Fanny – one of Jane’s favourite nieces – to the Wedgwood showroom in London.Even if you know about Jane’s visit to Wedgwood, have read her letter or have heard me talk about this dinner service before, I promise you don't know the stories I am going to share today. Two h
My First Guest? Rufus Sewell. (opens the original)
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Hello, my friends.I have some exciting news I want to share with you all in person, instead of just write to you. But I know not everyone wants their inbox turning into a cinema, so here’s the whole story in writing too.At the end of 2025, after the most extraordinary year celebrating Jane’s 250th birthday with Janeites all over the world. At the end of the year, I decided not to return to the corporate world and dedicated myself, properly, to something I’d been circling for years: The Austen Kn
Fact or Fiction: Was Edward Austen Really Adopted by The Knights? (opens the original)
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Hello my friends,The most common misunderstanding in the conversations I have with Janeites around the world is the circumstances by which Edward Austen, my fourth great grandfather, inherited the Knight family estates.<img alt="Cover Reveal! JANE & ME: My
Walking Jane Austen's Chawton with her family — and why I can't wait to do it again! (opens the original)
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Hello my friends,This June, for the first time I formally welcomed visitors in Chawton and shared Jane Austen’s untold family stories, memories and heritage.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="339.83516483516485" src="https://substackcdn.com/imag
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